Heziel Pitogo

Heziel Pitogo is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Heziel Pitogo:

Top 10 Military Disasters in War History

For every victory, there is a defeat. Some are worse than others, however. Victories are brought about by military blunders committed by the other side. This…

Heroic WWII Medic to have his life commemorated on the big screen

Beyond appearing as the villain in The Expendables 3 and working on 2012’s critically panned Get the Gringo, Mel Gibson’s Hollywood career has been fairly quiet in recent…

Auschwitz Mug Hides Golden Secret

Curators of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum recently made a remarkable discovery. One of the enamel mugs in their collection contained a gold ring and a necklace,…

America’s Oldest Veteran Turns 110

Earlier this month, Richard Overton became the oldest war veteran in the USA. He assumed this position after the death of Frank Levingston, who passed away on…

The Daring SAS Raid That Destroyed 37 Enemy Planes and Cemented The Reputation of the SAS

Get to know the story of the brave and daring five-men SAS raid deep into German General Erwin Rommel’s territory in North Africa that convinced…

Top 10 Disturbing War History Urban Legends

There’s a grain of truth in every urban legend and with that said, here are ten disturbing urban legends that rose up throughout the history…

US Marine Dog Lucca Awarded the World’s Highest Honor for Service Dogs for Heroism

Lucca, A US Marine German shepherd, was awarded the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) Dickin Medal for her heroism as a US Marine service dog…

WWII Stories: Fate of the Guernsey Man Who Punched German Soldier Finally Discovered . . . After 70 Years

The fate of Guernsey man Sidney Ashcroft was finally discovered 70 years after he got deported from his then Nazi-occupied home island for punching a…

Photo of Unknown Vet Wins the Hearts of Thousands of the Internet

It’s a seemingly ordinary photo of an elderly man, the lone figure of an unknown vet, based on the many medals adorning his civilian, the…

Affleck-Damon Team Up for Battle of Bunker Hill Movie

We will be expecting a new historical epic coming in the  not so distant future from Warner Bros. with Hollywood actors Ben Affleck and Matt…

Down Street Tube Station Where Churchill Hid from Luftwaffe Bombs, Opens to Public

From being an actual tube station for a quarter of a century to becoming Winston Churchill’s hideaway during WWII [he fondly nicknamed the abandoned Down…

Is This the End of Hitler’s Bloodline?

The continuation of the dictator’s bloodline in this world is in the hands of five men – sons of his nephew who have vowed never…